It was three wars over 120 years for control of the Western Mediterranean.
Rome invaded Carthage and defeated him in battle.
Rome invaded Carthage and defeated him in battle.
Rome and Carthage clashed over control of Sicily, Rome developed naval power to rival Carthage's, and defeated it, gaining power in the Western Mediterranean.
Rome defeated Carthage in three wars over a period of 120 years and ended up destroying the city and selling its people into slavery. Rome gets the gold medal.
The Carthaginians were defeated and lost control over Sicily. After the war Rome also seized Corsica and Sardinia. The city of Carthage was in modern day Tunisia.
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Carthage was so resilient that it bounced back each time Rome defeated it. If we accept that the troubles were over control of the Western Mediterranean, Carthage was certainly a threat to that Roman ambition.
Rome and Carthage.
The two empires were still fighting over land because of Rome's continuing expansion.
By defeating Carthage, Rome gained control over the western basin of the Mediterranean. She did not gain control over the eastern Mediterranean.In the First Punic War (264-241 BC) Rome defeated Carthage in Sicily and gained control over Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia.In the Second Punic War (218-201 BC) Rome repelled an invasion of Italy by Hannibal, a Carthaginian general, and defeated the Carthaginians in southern Spain and took over their possessions there. Carthage was left with only her homeland territory (Tunisia and western Libya).Rome fought the Third Punic War (149-146 BC) because she wanted to destroy Carthage, which she did.Through three wars.
Rome versus Carthage, over Sicily.
Control over the navy of Carthage, and control the trade of carthage. And Carthage lost lots of money to Rome.